"Man, people sure drag a bunch of stuff they don't need up the Dalton Highway," IM'd a friend, once he was back from his adventure up there. That's funny, because he'd been planning on packing his Ram so full of survival gear, you'd think he was visiting the apocalypse, not Alaska. »7/05/12 4:00pm 7/05/12 4:00pm

Riding motorcycles in Los Angeles is not for squeamish Stevens. And yet, their ability to split lanes and slice through heavy traffic, legally in California, make small motorcycles the best way to get around LA's sprawl. But are the mean streets of Los Angeles too much for them? »6/18/12 3:30pm 6/18/12 3:30pm

Motorcycle racer-turned-designer Roland Sands spends his days designing cool crap for motorcycles, designing bikewear and hooning around in the dirt on Harley Davidsons. Sure, he looks like a teenager, but he's been doing this for 20 years. Easy to stay young when your life rules. »6/05/12 3:30pm 6/05/12 3:30pm

In this latest episode of RideApart, Jamie, Grant and I head up 33 north of Ojai, California. That, in my opinion, is probably the best road in the world. We do it on two of the most versatile bikes in the world too: a Ducati Multistrada 1200 and a Moto Guzzi Stelvio NTX. »5/28/12 3:30pm 5/28/12 3:30pm

If the late Big Willie Robinson taught us anything, it's the simply elegant joy of "run whatcha brung." That tenet works equally well in motorcycling, as Wes Siler found out on his first flat-track outing at Ventura Raceway. Watch out for that chopper, Wes! »5/22/12 3:30pm 5/22/12 3:30pm

Riding ATVs over endless, dusty ribbons of arid landscape isn't just what people did in old Juicy Fruit gum commercials. Get your quad shined up, grab a stick of Juicy Fruit... Anyone, at least anyone who's loose about their personal safety, can do it too. »5/01/12 3:30pm 5/01/12 3:30pm

When it comes to vehicles, I have a maxim I always follow: Four wheels good, two wheels bad. No matter how many times I tell ex-Jalopnik road test editor Wes Siler my maxim, he never listens. He's an idiot. »7/11/11 10:30am 7/11/11 10:30am

All the time that I've been contributing to Jalopnik I've been hiding a terrible secret. Finally, it's time to reveal my true identity. Sadly, doing so means this is my last day as a daily Jalopnik contributor. »5/28/10 9:00am 5/28/10 9:00am

It appears GM, even a just-emerged-from-bankruptcy GM, still has the power to beat a blogger. Our Wes Siler, in a $41,000 Mitsubishi EVO, has fallen to "Maximum" Bob Lutz driving a $60,000+ Cadillac CTS-V. »10/29/09 2:10pm 10/29/09 2:10pm

GM's "Maximum" Bob Lutz either mentally preparing himself or wondering where he left the car keys to his Cadillac CTS-V today at Monticello. The first shot of the Jalopnik Evo out on the track — below. »10/29/09 11:05am 10/29/09 11:05am

Monticello Update: Siler said yesterday Bob Lutz's best bet with the CTS-V was to rip past Siler in Monticello's long straight. One slight problem with — Monticello's dropped a take-it-in-first-gear chicane to cleave that long straight in two. Advantage: Jalopnik. »10/29/09 10:05am 10/29/09 10:05am